dictyoptera in English
noun
1
an order of insects that comprises the cockroaches and mantises. They have a somewhat flattened form, two pairs of wings, and long spiky legs.
Rohdendorf and Hennig both hypothesized a relationship of the Dermaptera to the Dictyoptera (cockroaches, mantises, and termites).
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1. The Blattodea and the mantises (order Mantodea) are now all considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera.
2. Diversity of mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) of Sangha-Mbaere Region, Central African Republic, with some ecological data and DNA barcoding loa transmission, Chrysops flies, are known to live on Bioko Island; the case we present suggests that local transmission of L.